How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 236

Like a Rat Crossing the Street

At this time, Yang Chen was with Lin Yiren and others, shooting an advertisement in the company’s studio.

The main characters of this advertisement were Lin Yiren, Zhou Zhengyi, Li Qinqin, and Li Xiaofei as supporting roles. It was the first time for all four of them to formally shoot a project. They didn’t even understand the basic positioning, which drove the photographer Mierta crazy.

Mierta had work in Island Country [Japan], so he could only spare this evening and tomorrow morning for Yang Chen. He had to return to Island Country before 2 PM tomorrow to continue shooting; otherwise, he would breach the contract.

But watching the four of them not even understand the basic positioning, Mierta was really going crazy.

Yang Chen had no choice but to take on the role of director, communicating with Lin Yiren and the others from an observer’s perspective about where the problems were and helping them improve little by little.

In fact, anyone who has seen sanitary napkin commercials knows that these commercials are very simple to shoot.

You just need to do a few simple jumping actions to prove that this thing doesn’t leak.

The problem is that Lin Yiren and the others are not professional actors. They can do the actions, but their expressions are not in place. They don’t know how to be embarrassed when they should be, and they don’t know how to enjoy when they should be. Yang Chen even had to search for videos online for them to watch, teaching them on the spot how to make embarrassing and enjoyable expressions.

Everyone worked all night. After breakfast, everyone couldn’t hold on anymore and quickly found a place to nap.

However, because time was tight, after resting for less than an hour, everyone had to get up and work again.

After shooting for another hour, the entire advertisement was finally finished.

What’s left is editing and post-production, which Mierta doesn’t need to participate in. He can now go to the airport to catch his flight.

Yang Chen comforted him, “I estimate that I will go to the US soon. I will give you a whole day to shoot then. I’m sorry that the time was tight this time and I couldn’t let you shoot to your heart’s content.”

Mierta immediately replied happily, “Ah… then it’s settled. Call me about two days before you go to the US. No matter where I am in the world, I will definitely rush back to see you.”

Yang Chen: “Okay! Then it’s settled! Hurry to the airport, have a safe trip.”

Yang Chen sent Mierta to the car and waved goodbye to him.

Everyone stayed up all night, and they couldn’t hold on anymore at this time, so they all went home to sleep.

Lin Yiren drove back by herself, and Yang Chen took Li Xiaofei home to sleep.

After a night of fermentation, Huertas James’ video of insulting Dragon Country [China] people had become popular all over the internet.

When he came to the hotel restaurant for dinner, everyone was pointing at him.

Huertas James thought everyone was admiring him as a foreigner and said with a smile, “Hello, beauties, would you like to dine together?”

“Damn, this jerk is indeed as arrogant as in the video.”

“Damn it, it’s a miracle how this kind of person has lived to be so old.”

“Should we beat him up?”

“Fighting will get you detained. It’s not worth hurting yourself for a piece of foreign trash. However, we can still warn him.”

“Xiaojun, you’re good at Eagle language [English], warn him a few words. If he dares to talk nonsense again, we’ll mess with him.”

…

The young man named Xiaojun stood up and said to Huertas James, “Watch your mouth, if you dare to say another disrespectful word to Dragon Country [China] people,

we will make you go out lying down. Do you know how annoying you are? F**k your mother!”

Huertas James slammed the table and was about to cause trouble, but the restaurant waiters had been staring at him. Seeing his international behavior, the waiters quickly came up to stop him.

“Sir, please control your words and actions; otherwise, we will expel you,” said the restaurant manager.

James immediately roared, “Why expel me? I paid for it. You took my money, you must provide the agreed service; otherwise, you are in breach of contract, I can sue you!”

The manager replied, “Our commitment to the contract is based on your compliance with laws and regulations. You insulted Dragon Country [China] people and provoked other guests as soon as you came in. Of course, we have the right to expel you.”

At this time, the lackey Li Zhen ran over and quickly pulled James aside.

“Mr. James, I have already made an appointment with Li Junhao, the chairman of Donglong Airlines. We can go to Donglong Airlines to talk to him about participating in the private placement later. Remember, we must use the purchase of Boeing aircraft and the opening of routes to the United States as our advantage to persuade them to accept us to take this private placement spot,” Li Zhen said.

James replied impatiently, “I know. Are you teaching me how to do things?”

Li Zhen: “No, no, Mr. James, don’t misunderstand.”

Huertas James snorted coldly and quickly went to get food.

After breakfast, Li Zhen took James to the headquarters of Dong航 [Donglong Airlines] and met Chairman Li Junhao.

Li Junhao was old and didn’t use Douyin [TikTok], so he didn’t know what was happening online.

He felt that if Huasheng Investment could win the last private placement spot, Dong航’s [Donglong Airlines’] private placement would be a success.

After all, the other party was a well-known Wall Street investment bank, and their connections in the United States must be strong enough.

Li Junhao talked very well with James, and the two parties even reached a verbal agreement, agreeing that Huasheng would take the last private placement spot.

Because Dong航 [Donglong Airlines] is a listed company and is controlled by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC), it is not just an ordinary airline but also has a certain political significance, so its shareholders must be reviewed and approved by the SASAC and then passed by the shareholders’ meeting to be valid.

Now the two parties can only reach a verbal agreement, and a formal contract can only be signed after all subsequent reviews are passed.

Huertas James asked, “Can it be faster? Because I urgently need a sure-profit project to report to the head office; otherwise, I won’t be able to explain to the head office about renting an office at twice the rent. Or, can you confirm in advance that we will definitely be approved, so I can also have an explanation to the head office?”

Li Junhao replied with a smile, “We are a state-owned enterprise, so we must report for review. However, I can guarantee you that as long as the information you told me is correct, it will definitely pass the SASAC review. Later, we will hold a shareholders’ meeting for voting. As long as our SASAC agrees, other shareholders will definitely agree as well. Oh, by the way, there is one shareholder who may be a little uncertain. Our second shareholder is a very thoughtful person, and he has a large shareholding ratio, so his opinion is very important. If he disagrees, even if our SASAC agrees, it may not be able to pass the vote. In this way, I will call him to communicate first. As long as he

nods in agreement, this matter will be settled.”

Huertas James nodded with a smile and said, “Okay! Then Mr. Li, please call the second shareholder to talk about it.”

Li Junhao nodded with a smile and called Yang Chen.

Soon, the call was connected.

Li Junhao: “Mr. Yang, how have you been recently?”

Yang Chen: “It’s been a long time since I saw Director Li, I miss you very much. How can I be good? I came to Dong航 [Donglong Airlines] to see you.”

Li Junhao: ‘Ah? Really? Where are you now?’

Yang Chen: “We are almost at Dong航 [Donglong Airlines], a few minutes. Yiren is here to hold a meeting for the flight attendants, I’m sending her over.”

Li Junhao: “Haha… that’s great. I’ll go to the gate to pick you up right away.”

Before Yang Chen could refuse, Li Junhao hung up the phone.

While putting on his clothes, Li Junhao said to James, “Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives [an idiom meaning ‘speak of the devil’]. Mr. James, please come with me, we will go to meet the second shareholder. Say some nice things to him in person, as long as he nods, your Huasheng private placement will be a certainty.”

Huertas James was overjoyed when he heard this and said excitedly, “Let’s go, let’s go, we will go to meet him now.”

This made Huertas James very happy, and he quickly pulled Li Junhao to meet the second shareholder of Dong航 [Donglong Airlines].

The two came to the gate and waited.

Li Junhao was quite calm, but Huertas James was very excited, looking around and walking back and forth.

Don’t look at him acting tough every day, but he is actually very anxious.

The first thing he did when he came to Dragon Country [China] was a mess. He rented an office at three times the price, but he still couldn’t get the project. He will have to write a work report soon, and he doesn’t know how to explain it to the head office.

If he can get Dong航’s [Donglong Airlines’] private placement as soon as possible, he can send a report to the head office.

Li Junhao could see that James was a little nervous, so he comforted him with a smile, “Mr. James, don’t be so nervous. I said just now that Mr. Yang is very easy to get along with. As long as you respect him enough, he will treat you the same way. Our SASAC has nodded and agreed to your Huasheng’s participation, and he will also agree.”

James smiled awkwardly and said, “Understood, understood…”

A few minutes later, Yang Chen drove the BMW Z4 he gave to Lin Yiren.

Li Junhao waved to Yang Chen with a smile and then said to James, who was already stunned, “Mr. James, this is our second shareholder, Mr. Yang. Come, let me take you up to say hello.”

With that, Li Junhao greeted him himself, but James stood there motionless.

Li Junhao stepped forward to greet Yang Chen and Lin Yiren and then said, “Mr. Yang, this is Huasheng…”

Yang Chen interrupted, “I know him. Yiren, drive the car in and park it, I’ll go say hello to an old friend.”

Lin Yiren nodded, Yang Chen got out of the car, and she drove into the company.

Li Junhao asked in surprise, “Mr. Yang knows him?”

Yang Chen took out his mobile phone, opened Douyin [TikTok], and after flipping through two videos, he saw the video of Huertas James insulting Dragon Country [China] people in Tang Pavilion.

The more Li Junhao watched, the wider his eyes widened. The leaders of the SASAC would definitely not agree to such a company participating in Dong航’s [Donglong Airlines’] private placement!

Huertas James asked helplessly, “Why are you everywhere? How many

industries do you have?”

Yang Chen replied with a smile, “Not much, but I can still handle it. What’s wrong, you still want to invest in Dong航 [Donglong Airlines]? You want to take the last private placement spot, right?”

Huertas James nodded guiltily and said, “Yes. You… will you agree?”

Yang Chen laughed and said, “What do you think? You better not…”

Before Yang Chen could finish his words, several passers-by came over and pointed at Huertas James, interrupting him.

“Isn’t that the foreigner who scolded people?”

“Let me see, um, it’s him, look, the gauze on his face is in the same position.”

“It’s you, foreigner, who scolded us, right? Are you from Donglong Airlines?”

“How could Donglong Airlines hire such a person? I won’t take Dong航 [Donglong Airlines] flights anymore. Any Dragon Country [Chinese] person with blood and flesh must blacklist Dong航 [Donglong Airlines]!”

…

This scared Li Junhao, and he quickly explained, “Everyone, don’t misunderstand, this person has nothing to do with our Dong航 [Donglong Airlines]. He wanted to invest in our company, but I sternly refused and drove him out. Our Dong航 [Donglong Airlines] is the Dong航 [Donglong Airlines] of Dragon Country [China] people. We resolutely resist this kind of garbage that insults Dragon Country [China] people! As long as I am the chairman of Dong航 [Donglong Airlines], I will never agree to the US Huasheng investing in our Dong航 [Donglong Airlines]!”

This old boy reacted quickly enough, and this passage immediately won the favor of these passers-by.

“Well said! This kind of foreign trash should be resolutely resisted!”

“Whoever cooperates with Huasheng is an enemy of 1.4 billion Dragon Country [Chinese] people!”

“Dong航 [Donglong Airlines] is the largest airline in our Dragon Country [China], don’t let us down!”

…

Huertas James was stunned. How could he not avoid Yang Chen?

When renting an office, the building was Yang Chen’s.

When eating, Tang Pavilion was Yang Chen’s.

When investing in Dong航 [Donglong Airlines], Yang Chen turned out to be the second shareholder.

“Yang Chen, are you deliberately making trouble for me? I warn you, don’t push things too far. I’m just not standing firm yet. Wait until I stand firm, and I will repay you ten times, a hundred times!” Huertas James said angrily.

Yang Chen scolded unceremoniously, “Are you out of your mind? You insulted Dragon Country [China] people and caused public outrage; how can you blame me for targeting you? If we accept your kind of foreign trash as a shareholder of Dong航 [Donglong Airlines], how can we face 1.4 billion Dragon Country [Chinese] people? Director Li, am I right?”

Li Junhao: “Yes! Don’t say we don’t agree, even if we agree, the SASAC will not approve it. Get out of Dong航’s [Donglong Airlines’] range, or I’ll call the security to expel you!”

Huertas James was really about to cry; he had to be expelled wherever he went.

He didn’t want to be thrown out in embarrassment, so he quickly left on his own.

The passers-by scolded him, and his subordinates quickly drove over to pick him up and leave.

Li Junhao invited Yang Chen to the office for tea, waiting for Lin Yiren to finish the meeting with the flight attendants before leaving.

On the other side, Huertas James was cursing Yang Chen and the Dragon Country [China] people in the car, cursing out all the dirty words he could think of.

The others didn’t dare to speak; they could only wait for him to finish venting before getting in the car.

The lackey Li Zhen asked carefully, “Mr. James, calm down. Our top priority now is to quickly find other

projects to invest in. Once the company is officially operating, you will have to write a work report. If there is no new investment project to back it up, our spending twice the rent to rent an office will definitely be criticized by the head office. If the branch starts operating and we are criticized by the head office, it will have a great impact on your future.”

Huertas James slapped Li Zhen on the head twice and scolded, “Don’t you think I know that? Huh? Don’t I know these things? Do I need you to remind me? Quickly find other projects, be sure to find projects that can take effect quickly, don’t find projects that take a long time to see results.”

Li Zhen nodded and quickly continued to look for projects that could take effect quickly.

After a while, Li Zhen turned to Huertas James in the back row and said, “How about the Peninsula Hotel? I have a classmate who works at Tianmu Investment. He told me before that Tianmu Investment participated in the Peninsula Hotel’s private placement. Why don’t I ask him to help me find out if the Peninsula Hotel still needs private placement institutions? Is that okay?”

Huertas James nodded quickly and said, “Okay! Call him immediately and ask.”

Li Zhen quickly called his classmate Zhang Yuan.

After inquiring, Zhang Yuan gave him a reply, saying that the Peninsula Hotel was still looking for suitable private placement targets, and there was less than 3% of the share left.

Li Zhen quickly asked Zhang Yuan to help him connect with the person in charge of the Peninsula Hotel to meet and chat.

Zhang Yuan was not qualified to make an appointment with the person in charge of the Peninsula Hotel, so he gave Li Zhen the phone number of Huang Wenkang, the chairman of the Peninsula Hotel’s asset management.

Li Zhen wrote down the number and then quickly dialed it.

When Huang Wenkang learned that Huasheng Investment intended to invest in the Peninsula Hotel, he immediately expressed great interest.

After all, having an international investment bank as a shareholder is indeed beneficial to the company’s development. This benefit may not necessarily be used, but having it and not using it is different from not having it.

The two parties agreed to meet at the Peninsula Hotel to chat.

Huertas James now wanted to sign an investment project as soon as possible so that he could have an explanation to the head office.

To please Huang Wenkang, he quickly checked out of the hotel and moved into the Peninsula Hotel.

At noon, Huertas James met Huang Wenkang in the private room of the Peninsula Hotel’s western restaurant.

Because the Peninsula Hotel really wanted a Wall Street investment bank shareholder, and Huasheng was eager to sign a project as soon as possible, it was a case of mutual attraction, so the two parties talked very smoothly.

In less than half an hour, Huang Wenkang reached a verbal agreement with Huertas James.

Later, Huang Wenkang will ask his secretary to notify the shareholders to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss whether to agree to Huasheng taking the remaining 3% of the private placement share.

At more than three o’clock in the afternoon, Yang Chen was sleeping at Lin Yiren’s house when Huang Wenkang’s secretary called.

Secretary: “Mr. Yang, hello, I’m sorry to bother you. Director Huang asked me to tell you that the shareholders’ meeting will be held at the headquarters at 3 PM tomorrow to discuss Huasheng Investment’s investment in the Peninsula Hotel. Can you arrange your time to come?”

Yang Chen: “There is no problem with the time, but I cannot agree to this matter. Don’t you guys use Douyin [TikTok], Weibo [Chinese Twitter], etc.? Don’t you know that Huasheng Investment is now like a rat crossing the street [a metaphor for someone who is universally reviled]?”

Secretary: “Ah? Is

that so? I did see it, but I didn’t know that Director Huang was talking about them. Then I have to quickly tell Director Huang.”

Yang Chen: “Yes. Tell Director Huang to stay away from this kind of person, and don’t let them appear in the Peninsula Hotel, lest the public misunderstand and implicate our business.”

Secretary: “Okay, okay. I will report to Director Huang immediately.”

Huang Wenkang was drinking tea and chatting with Huertas James when the secretary hurried over.

“Director Huang, Mr. Yang said that he does not agree with Huasheng investing in the Peninsula Hotel,” the secretary said.

Huang Wenkang: “Why?”

Huertas James was stunned and quickly asked, “Are you talking about Yang Chen?”

The secretary nodded.

Huertas James felt a breath stuck in his chest and quickly slammed his chest.

“F**k! Damn it! F**k! Why is it him again! Why is he everywhere! How many industries does he have?” Huertas James roared.

The secretary quickly found the Douyin [TikTok] video and showed it to Huang Wenkang.

After watching the video and the netizens’ comments, Huang Wenkang was shocked and angry.

Is the Dragon Country [China] regional president of a well-known international investment bank at this level?

Even if he really thinks so in his heart, he can’t say it in public!

He really doesn’t take Dragon Country [China] people seriously!

The secretary whispered, “Mr. Yang said that he can’t let him implicate our Peninsula Hotel. If consumers see it and misunderstand that we have cooperation with them, our business will definitely be implicated. Mr. Yang suggested to drive him away immediately, the further away from him, the better.”

Huang Wenkang nodded and said, “Mr. Yang is right, this kind of plague god must be kept away! Go call the security over.”

The secretary nodded and quickly went to call the security.

Huang Wenkang said seriously, “Mr. James, our Peninsula Hotel does not welcome people with vile character. Please leave now with your people. The secretary has already called the security. If you don’t cooperate and leave voluntarily, then I can only let the security send you out.”

Huertas James: “Are you going to lose such a well-known investment bank for Yang Chen’s sake?”

Huang Wenkang immediately corrected, “We are not losing you because of Mr. Yang, but because of 1.4 billion Dragon Country [China] people that we are rejecting your kind of garbage. You look down on us from the bottom of your heart, why should we let you make money? Get out, get out immediately!”

At this time, the security guards came in aggressively.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Huertas James quickly took people and fled in despair.

“F**k! I hate Yang Chen! I hate him! I want to cut him into pieces and feed him to the dogs! F**k! F**k!” Huertas James cursed angrily as he walked.

Huang Wenkang immediately warned, “If you dare to speak rudely again, you can call an ambulance to carry you away!”

Huertas James looked back at Huang Wenkang, snorted coldly, and left.

Soon, they returned to the Peninsula Hotel.

The hotel manager directly stopped them with the security guards, not allowing them to enter the Peninsula Hotel.

Subsequently, their luggage was sent out.

Huertas James was furious and shouted, “What are you doing? Are you going to expel guests? F**k! Come and see, the Peninsula Hotel is expelling guests! We didn’t do anything bad,

they expelled us for no reason!”

The hotel manager said loudly, “For foreign trash who insult Dragon Country [China] people, we will drive them away one by one! Get out immediately!”

The surrounding guests immediately applauded and cheered.

“Well said!”

“Well done!”

“For this kind of foreign trash, we should unite against the enemy and not give them any room to survive!”

“Everyone remember, if we don’t stand up to fight back today, the reputation of Dragon Country [China] women will be ruined all over the world in the future! This kind of garbage can make money in our country, we are all responsible!”

“Get out! Get out! Get out…”

…

Huertas James had already suffered a loss and dared not be besieged by the angry crowd again, so he quickly turned around and ran away, even leaving his suitcase behind.

Back in the car, Huertas James vented his anger on the car seat, constantly spewing out dirty words.

The others didn’t even dare to get in the car; they just stood outside waiting for him to finish venting before getting in the car and leaving.

The group returned to the Bulgari Hotel and checked in.

Huertas James felt a little sleepy and quickly took a nap.

After dinner, James called everyone to his bedroom again, and everyone discussed what projects could be invested in.

At about ten o’clock, the president of the head office called to inquire about the progress here.

Huertas didn’t dare to tell the truth, but he didn’t dare to exaggerate too much.

“Back to President, our office has been rented, and the other party is clearing it out. It will be renovated in a few days. Although the rent is a little more expensive, we have established a good relationship with the owner of the building. Under his introduction, we are now contacting several projects. Later, we will discuss and confirm, and I will report to the President and the head office in a timely manner,” Huertas James replied.

At this time, the president in Wall Street, USA, did not know the situation in Daxia [China]. He believed it to be true and praised, “James, you have done a good job. I hope you will not disappoint the company’s expectations and let Huasheng gain a foothold in Dragon Country [China] Haicheng as soon as possible. The company will not forget your contribution and will definitely give you enough rewards in the future. The company’s intention is to hope that you can officially operate within a week, and I hope to see your work report next Tuesday. Is that okay?”

Huertas James: “Thank you for the President’s cultivation, I will definitely not let you and the head office down. Before next Tuesday, I will definitely send the work report.”

After hanging up the phone, Huertas James said anxiously to his subordinates, “You have also heard that the President personally called to inquire about our progress. If we cannot determine a profitable project within a week, we will all be finished! Think about it now, if you can’t think of an investment target, no one is allowed to go back to sleep!”

Everyone quickly used the relationships in their circle of friends to see if there were any good projects to invest in.

At this time, Investment Manager Michelle Gregg said, “Huertas, I just contacted my lover from Harvard, Joe Smith. He is now the head of Zircon Investment in Daxia [China]. They invested in the Haiya Atlantis Hotel, and the returns are very good. Recently, the Sanya branch of the Haiya Atlantis Hotel is expanding its yacht business, and the Haicheng and Sanya stores will be fully upgraded, requiring a lot of funds. Why don’t I talk to Joe and ask him to help us connect and let us try to invest in the Haiya Atlantis Hotel?”

Huertas James thought for a while and finally nodded.

Although it cannot be compared with the several times the return obtained by participating in the private placement of listed companies, the Haiya Atlantis, as a seven-star hotel, has no doubt about its profitability.

It’s a little bit worse, but it’s better than not having a project to report to the head office.

“Damn Yang Chen, I don’t believe you can ruin my investment plan this time!” Huertas James muttered to himself.